What was winter like in 2012?
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What was winter like in 2012?
For the contiguous United States in December 2012, temperatures were 3.4°F above the 20th century long term average. December 2012 was ranked as the 10th warmest December on record. Temperatures remained above average east of the Rockies, and the U.S. Northeast experienced the 7th warmest winter on record.
When was the coldest winter in Scotland?
Scotland occupies the cooler northern section of Great Britain, so temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the British Isles, with the coldest ever UK temperature of −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) recorded at Braemar in the Grampian Mountains, on 10 January 1982 and also at Altnaharra, Highland, on 30 December 1995.
What was the coldest year in Scotland?
I say the lowest on record, but in actual fact the low of -27.2C has been recorded on three separate occasions, twice in Braemar, in 1895 and 1982, and once in Altnaharra in 1995. Yes, you read that right, bang on -27.2C, three times.
What was the worst winter in Scotland?
The Big Freeze of 1963 was one of the coldest winters on record for all of the UK, with Glasgow having the lowest temperatures of more than 200 years; dropping to -18C. It was so cold that diesel fuel froze, and 14 lorries were forced to stop in Lanarkshire as drivers were numbed.
Why does Scotland feel so cold?
Despite Scotland’s relatively high air temperatures a lot of people find it harder to keep warm in Scotland than in these colder places. The reason for this is simple: air temperature is only one of four factors affecting the thermal properties of your environment.
How cold was the children’s blizzard?
On January 12, 1888, the so-called “Schoolchildren’s Blizzard” kills 235 people, many of whom were children on their way home from school, across the Northwest Plains region of the United States. The storm came with no warning, and some accounts say that the temperature fell nearly 100 degrees in just 24 hours.
